"Auroville wants to be a universal town where men and women of all countries are able to live in peace and progressive harmony above all creeds, all politics and all nationalities. The purpose of Auroville is to realise human unity."

Above lines are from Auroville, a small village which is claimed to being a universal town.Auroville is founded by mother of Aurbindo ashram, situated 10 km north from Punducherry. Population of Auroville is around 2000 peoples, originally from 45 different countries.

I have not read Aurbindo and not interested in him.

I don't think that it is an ideal town.But it may be interesting for people who want to try some different things.It appear modern, green, environment friendly beautiful town.For detail here is the site:

http://www.auroville.org/

I don't know

Did you go there? or incase if you come please inform me.
gb

dhirendra singh wrote:
I have not read Aurbindo and not interested in him.

I feel one should not miss his secret of veda especially JK's readers and even for them it will be slightly difficult to understand and once understood it will lead to immortality.

We are watching, not waiting, not expecting anything to happen but watching without end. JK

This post was last updated by ganesan balachandran Wed, 20 Apr 2011.

ganesan balachandran wrote:
Did you go there? or incase if you come please inform me. gb

GB, presently I have no plan, but I feel I will be there in near future.I will definitely contact you, for sure.Thank you.

I don't know

I had visited Auroville in 2006. While the numerous farms set up there by westerners are eco-friendly, Auroville remains a "white enclave". Indians are there mostly as workers and labourers. Only a handful of Indians are there as architects, doctors and renewable energy aficionados. Even the people who are running these farms do not care much for Aurobindo's teachings. They are simply earning a livelihood and trying to escape the stresses and tensions of life in the industrial western world. This said, the farmers are by and large good hearted people and a few welcome educated Indians as visitors and friends. If you want to visit let me know and I will recommend a few good farms where you can stay as a volunteer for a short (or long) period of time. There is also a healing centre called QUIET where you can stay and undergo various healing therapies offered by several healers.

There is no path to Enlightenment; Enlightenment is the Way! Zen saying.

Anjali Pathak wrote:
Aurobindo's teachings.

May I know what they are?
gb

We are watching, not waiting, not expecting anything to happen but watching without end. JK

Anjali Pathak wrote:
I had visited Auroville in 2006. While the numerous farms set up there by westerners are eco-friendly, Auroville remains a "white enclave". Indians are there mostly as workers and labourers. Only a handful of Indians are there as architects, doctors and renewable energy aficionados. Even the people who are running these farms do not care much for Aurobindo's teachings. They are simply earning a livelihood and trying to escape the stresses and tensions of life in the industrial western world.

well that is interesting indeed...master and slave situation again :(

but you say :

Anjali Pathak wrote:
This said, the farmers are by and large good hearted people and a few welcome educated Indians as visitors and friends.

if I am not educated , I can't be friend...this is not friendship isn't?

Anjali Pathak wrote:
If you want to visit let me know and I will recommend a few good farms where you can stay as a volunteer for a short (or long) period of time. There is also a healing centre called QUIET where you can stay and undergo various healing therapies offered by several healers.

Thanks for the view on auroville...well aurobindo ,whom I red when young seems far away from the place , would you say that?

My impression is that it is again caught in a world of values as the outer world, a heaven for the occidental guy with money ...

Am I right to say that ? Or is it more interesting than what I suggest ?

Dan.....

Anjali Pathak wrote:
If you want to visit let me know

Okay.

I don't know

Muad dhib wrote:
master and slave situation again

No, but here the slaves pay to come and work. Even ex-Brockwood people can make a good living there!

I like what The Mother said about the Ashram in Pondicherry and about Auroville. She denounced them as having no spirituality whatsoever. She hated the whole thing.

What are you waiting for?